# Accident 19910614022379A: Piper PA36375, Wahpeton, ND, June 14, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 1991, 11:30 local time
- Place: Wahpeton, ND
- Airport: Harry Stern Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KMZG
- Location: 46.2605° N, 96.5809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2605&lon=-96.5809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3866E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3866E-2011-04-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-375 (registry code 7103620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-375) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36375
- Reported engine: LYC IO720*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,600 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91DER07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DER07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910614022379A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ROTATED TOO SOON ON TAKEOFF. UNABLE TO CLIMB,SETTLED INTO ADJACENT FIELD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI91DER07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DER07), Jun 14, 1991: Piper PA-36-375 (N3866E), Breckentidge, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO TAKE ADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION DURING THE ATTEMPTED CLIMB OUT. A RELATED FACTOR IS THE PREMATURE LIFT OFF.

## Other reports on N3866E (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19971004033729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971004033729A), Oct 4, 1997: Piper PA36375 (N3866E), Altus, OK, Minor damage. Narrative: on 10/04/97, at approximately 3:00 pm, a Piper PA-36-375, sustained minor damage during an emergency landing in a field two miles south of Altus,…
- [Incident 19780809050039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780809050039I), Aug 9, 1978: Piper PA36375 (N3866E), Conrad, IA, Minor damage. Aircraft struck tall grass while taking off from dirt road, veered into cornfield.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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